Crash investigators cleared the area of Opdyke Road at M-59 where a three-car accident claimed a Bloomfield Hills man's life Monday afternoon.

Sam Founteas, 75, was killed while driving southbound on Opdyke Road in his 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt when he was struck head-on by a northbound Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by a 51-year-old West Bloomfield resident, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Founteas was trapped inside the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. His passenger, a 66-year-old Bloomfield Hills resident, was seriously injured and is listed in guarded condition at McLaren-Oakland hospital.

The driver of the truck was seriously injured as well, but is in stable condition, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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Witnesses said the driver of the truck changed lanes in attempt to pass through the intersection before losing control and crossing into oncoming traffic and hitting Founteas' car head-on. Founteas' vehicle was pushed into another southbound vehicle, a 2002 Cadillac Seville driven by a 21-year-old Casco Township resident, who was seriously injured and taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac and is in stable condition.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash, according to the Sheriff's Office. All occupants in the crash were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

The Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate the crash. The findings are expected to be presented to the county Prosecutor's Office in the coming weeks.